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Curriculum

Title	Name	Email
Associate Dean for Curriculum	Heather McPhillips, MD, MPH	hmcphil@uw.edu
Foundations Dean, Seattle, WA	Breana Taylor, MD	btaylor6@uw.edu
Foundations Dean, Spokane, WA	Janelle Clauser, MD	jclauser@uw.edu
Foundations Dean, Wyoming	Todd Guth, MD, MHPE	tguth@uwyo.edu
Foundations Dean, Alaska	Nicholas Phelps, PhD	ndphelps@alaska.edu
Foundations Dean, Montana	Brant Schumaker, PhD, DVM	brant.schumaker@montana.edu
Foundations Dean, Idaho	Rayme Geidl, MD	rgeidl@uw.edu
Assistant Dean for Basic Science	Edith Wang, PhD	ehwang@uw.edu
Director of Curriculum	TBD
Associate Director of Curriculum, Alaska	Max Kullberg, PhD	mpkullberg@alaska.edu
Assistant Director of Curriculum, Wyoming	John Willford, PhD	Willford@uwyo.edu
Associate Director of Curriculum, Montana	TBD
Associate Director of Curriculum, Spokane, WA	TBD
Associate Director of Curriculum, Idaho	Dave Pfeiffer, PhD	dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu

Title	Name	Email
Assistant Director, Curriculum, Seattle, WA	Julien Goulet, MSW	jg224@uw.edu
Block Administrator, Seattle, WA	Peter Chong	pchong1@uw.edu
Block Administrator, Seattle, WA	Laura Gumz	leg45@uw.edu
Block Administrator, Seattle, WA	Adelle Price	priceade@uw.edu
Themes & Integration Specialist, Seattle, WA	Daria Crawford	dmc538@uw.edu
Education Specialist, Seattle, WA	Amy Nair	amynair@uw.edu
Curriculum Specialist, Seattle WA	Desiree Jones	dmd7@uw.edu
Curriculum Program Coordinator, Seattle, WA	Caitlyn Ngadisastra	c1088968@uw.edu
Assistant to the Deans, Seattle, WA	Sammie Linzy	slinzy@uw.edu
Director Program Operations and Development, Spokane, WA	Teresa Borrenpohl	borrtere@uw.edu
FCM Program Coordinator, Spokane, WA	Jaqueline Sauer	sauer@uw.edu
Program Specialist, Spokane, WA	Deborah Greene	dg46@uw.edu
Programs Ops Specialist, Spokane, WA	Sean Collins, MPA	seancoll@uw.edu
Program Ops Specialist, Spokane, WA	Sherra Gallaher	sherrag@uw.edu
Academic Support Learning Specialist, Spokane, WA	Katie Arnold, PhD	arnoldk2@uw.edu
FCM Program Ops Specialist, Spokane, WA	Heidi O'Donnell	heidiod@uw.edu
WWAMI Program & Business Services Manager, Wyoming	Natalia Brown	ntugwell@uwyo.edu
Learning Specialist, Wyoming	April French	afrench1@uwyo.edu
Office Associate, Wyoming	Courtney Garrison	cgarris5@uwyo.edu
Program Coordinator, Alaska	Nancy Hall	njhall@uaa.alaska.edu
HR & Curriculum Coordinator, Alaska	Carmen Mason	cfmason@alaska.edu
FCM, Immersion, Clinical Skills, & PCP Assistant, Alaska	Pamela Westerlin	pdwesterlin@alaska.edu
Director of Program Operations, Montana	Kayla Ouert	kayla.ouert@montana.edu
WWAMI Learning Specialist, Montana	Katie Daughenbaugh	kdaugh@uw.edu
Program Coordinator, Montana	Molly Thompson	mollythompson1@montana.edu
Program Manager, Idaho	Marlane Matonick	marlanem@uidaho.edu
Administrative Assistant, Idaho	Whitney Vincent	wvincent@uidaho.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Brent Wisse, MD Max Kullberg, PhD	bewisse@uw.edu mpkullberg@alaska.edu
Block Administrator	Adelle Price	somfmr@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Max Kullberg, PhD Holly Martinson, PhD	mpkullberg@alaska.edu hamartinson@uaa.alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Tyler Bland, PhD	tbland@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Valerie Copie, PhD	vcopie@montana.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Brent Wisse, MD Marshall Horwitz, MD, PhD Alex Merz, PhD	bewisse@uw.edu horwitz@uw.edu merza@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Jake Deckert, PhD	deckert@gonzaga.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Pam Langer, PhD	langer@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Kristen Hayward, MD, MS John Willford, PhD	kristen.hayward@seattlechildrens.org willford@uwyo.edu
Block Administrator	Laura Gumz	somini@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Erin McArthur, MD	ebmcarthur@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Scott Greishaber, PhD Bethaney Fehrenkamp, PhD	scottg@uidaho.edu bethaney@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Leads	Nicole Meissner, MD	nicolem@montana.edu
Seattle Site Leads	Kristen Hayward, MD, MS Caleb Stokes, MD, PhD	kristen.hayward@seattlechildrens.org caleb.stokes@seattlechildrens.org
Spokane Site Leads	Dave Fregeau, MD	davef509@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	John Willford, PhD	willford@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Nicholas Burwick, MD Nicholas Giustini, MD Kate Weaver, MD	nburwick@uw.edu giustini@uw.edu weaverkw@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Adelle Price	somchb@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Megan Ritter, MD Holly Martinson, PhD Tim Hinterberger, PhD	maritter2@alaska.edu hamartinson@alaska.edu tjhinterberger@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Tyler Bland, PhD George Hodges, MD Onesmo Balemba, MVM PhD	tbland@uidaho.edu ghodges@uidaho.edu obalemba@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Nicole Meissner, MD	nicolem@Montana.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Nicholas Giustini, MD Nicholas Burwick, MD Kate Weaver, MD	giustini@uw.edu nburwick@uw.edu weaverkw@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Corliss Newman, MD Mike Stephens, MD	cornew@uw.edu mjs57@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Pam Langer, PhD Elizabeth Quigley, PhD	langer@uwyo.edu equigle2@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Brian Krabak, MD, MBA, FACSM	bkrabak@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Peter Chong	sommjbs@uw.edu
Alaska Site Leads	Erin McArthur, MD Ken Thomas, MD	ebmcarthur@alaska.edu kenneth.c.thomas@me.com
Idaho Site Leads	Nickolai Martonick, PhD Belinda Sanchez, DAT	nmartonick@uidaho.edu belindas@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Leads	Cassie Cusick, PhD	ccusick@montana.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Brian Krabak, MD, MBA, FACSM	bkrabak@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Paula Silha, MD Zach Gallaher, PhD	silhap@uw.edu zgalla@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Cameron Walker, PhD	cam.walker@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Steve Farris, MD Katie Raskob, MD	sdfarris@uw.edu kraskob@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Adelle Price	somcvs@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Carol Paredes, MD	vparedes@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Tyler Bland, PhD Derrick Phillips, PhD	tbland@uidaho.edu dphillips@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Gerry Groggel, MD	gcgroggel@gmail.com
Seattle Site Lead	Steve Farris, MD Katie Raskob, MD	sdfarris@uw.edu kraskob@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Charlie Charman, MD Kelvin Hsu, MD	ccharm@uw.edu kelvin79@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Danielle Bruns, PhD	dbruns1@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Director	Andy Luks, MD Sarah Sanghavi, MD	aluks@uw.edu sanghavi@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Peter Chong	somrr@uw.edu
Alaska Site Leads	Carol Paredes, MD	vparedes@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	David Pfeiffer, PhD	dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Gerry Groggel, MD	gcgroggel@gmail.com
Seattle Site Leads	Andy Luks, MD Sarah Sanghavi, MD	aluks@uw.edu sanghavi@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Joe Colorafi, MD Matt Ray, DO	jcolor21@uw.edu mray2@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Brian Cherrington, PhD	bcherrin@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Bruce Silverstein, MD, FACP, AGAF	brucesil@uw.edu
A&E Content Expert	Zach Gallaher, PhD	zgalla@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Laura Gumz	somhng@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Carol Paredes, MD	vparedes@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Onesmo Balemba, MVM, PhD	obalemba@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Leads	Mary Bethany McMaster, MD Temporary (through Aug 2025): Laura Goddell	mmcmas@uw.edu lmgood@uw.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Bruce Silverstein, MD, FACP, AGAF	brucesil@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Mike Stephens, MD Zach Gallaher, PhD	mjs57@uw.edu zgalla@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Brenda Alexander, PhD	balex@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Leo Wang, MD, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD	leowang@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Peter Chong	sommbb@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Catherine Kilby, MD Tim Hinterberger, PhD	cakilby3@alaska.edu tjhinterberger@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Derrick Phillips, PhD Thomas Farrer, PhD	dphillips@uidaho.edu tfarrer@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Cassie Cusick, PhD Josh Knappenberger, MD	ccusick@montana.edu jknappenberger@bozemanhealth.org
Seattle Site Lead	Leo Wang, MD, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD	leowang@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Kiran Gill, MD Kevin Measor, PhD Paula Silha, MD	gillk4@uw.edu measor@gonzaga.edu silhap@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Cameron Walker, PhD	cam.walker@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Block Directors	Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, MD Anne-Marie Amies, MD	alyssabs@uw.edu aamies@uw.edu
Block Administrator	Desiree Jones	somrd@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Neil Murphy, MD	njmurphy@southcentralfoundation.com njm37@uw.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Derrick Phillips, PhD Angela Scharnhorst, MD	dphillips@uidaho.edu ascharnh@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Laura Goodell, MD	lmgood@uw.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, MD Anne-Marie Amies, MD	alyssabs@uw.edu aamies@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Molly Gilbert, MD Bill Sayres, MD	mollymary123@outlook.com sayrew@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Amy Navratil, Ph.D.	anavrati@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Course Admin	Daria Crawford	somintegrate@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Shannon Uffenbeck, PhD Kathy Young, MD	sruffenbeck@alaska.edu kecase2@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Angela Scharnhorst, MD	ascharnh@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Laura Goodell, MD	lmgood@uw.edu
Seattle Site Lead	Karen McDonough, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Mike Stephens, MD Corliss Newman, MD	mjs57@uw.edu cornew@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Daniel Radosevich, MD	DGRadose@uwyo.edu

Title	Name	Email
Course Director	Meghan Kiefer, MD	meghanm@uw.edu
Course Administrator	Sammie Linzy	somct@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Course Director	Sarah Gerrish, MD	sgalinat@uw.edu
Ethics Director Interim Director	Gina Campelia, PhD Jay Brahmbhatt, MD	gdcamp@uw.edu jaybrahm@uw.edu
Equity Director	Sarah Gerrish, MD	sgalinat@uw.edu
Health System Science Director	Karen Segerson, MD	kseger@uw.edu
Planetary Health Director	Stefan Wheat, MD	wheati2@uw.edu
Course Administrator	Daria Crawford	somtheme@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Rei Shimizu, LMSW, PhD Toni Biskup MD, MPH, FAAP, FACP Theodore Wright, MD	rshimizu@alaska.edu mariebiskup@gmail.com tedwrig@gmail.com
Idaho Site Lead	Belinda Sanchez, PhD Lynda Freeman, DHSc, MPH, MBA	belindas@uidaho.edu lmfreeman@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Katie Lowe, MD Brant Schumaker, PhD, DVM	lowek4@uw.edu brant.schumaker@montana.edu
Seattle Site Leads	Sarah Gerrish, MD Justin Bullock, MD	sgalinat@uw.edu justinbu@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Amanda Oropreza, MD Carrie Myers, MD	aoropeza@uw.edu cmwoman@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Leads	Linsday Rettler, PhD	lrettler@uwyo.edu

Threads

Title	Name	Email
Anatomy & Embryology Directors	Catrin Pittack, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD	catp@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Sarah Beam, PhD	sabeam2@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	David Pfeiffer, PhD Jon Mallatt, PhD	dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu jmallatt@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Cassie Cusick, PhD	ccusick@montana.edu <a
Seattle Site Lead	Catrin Pittack, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD	catp@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Zach Gallaher, PhD	zgalla@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Cameron Walker, PhD	cam.walker@uwyo.edu
Thread Administrator	Desiree Jones	somanatomy@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Pathology-Histology Director	Vera Paulson, MD PhD	vpauls@uw.edu
Alaska Site Leads	Megan Ritter, MD Tim Hinterberger, PhD	maritter2@alaska.edu tjhinterberger@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Leads	Onesmo Balemba, MVM, PhD George Hodges, MD Jon Mallatt, PhD	obalemba@uidaho.edu ghodges@uidaho.edu jmallatt@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Nicole Meissner, MD	nicolem@Montana.edu
Seattle Site Leads	Vera Paulson, MD PhD	vpauls@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Tom Bassler, MD	tbassler@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Brian Menkhaus, MD	brianmenkhaus@sheridanhospital.org
Thread Administrator	Amy Nair	sompathhist@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Pharmacology Directors	Rana AL-Jumah, MD David Shechner, PhD	raljumah@uw.edu shechner@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Max Kullberg, PhD	mpkullberg@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Tyler Bland, PhD	tbland@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Abigail Briscoe, PharmD,	abriscoe@bozemanhealth.org
Seattle Site Lead	Rana AL-Jumah, MD David Shechner, PhD	raljumah@uw.edu shechner@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Mike Stephens, MD	mjs57@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Sree Nair, PhD	sreejay@uw.edu
Thread Administrator	Laura Gumz	sompharm@uw.edu

Foundations of Clinical Medicine

Title	Name	Email
FCM Directors	Karen McDonough, MD Kim O'Connor, MD Sarah Wahlster, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu kocconor@uw.edu wahlster@uw.edu
FCM Administrator	Julie Calcavecchia, MEd	jsmillan@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Immersion Directors	Karen McDonough, MD Kim O’Connor, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu koconnor@uw.edu
Alaska Site Lead	Kathy Young, MD	kecase2@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Dustin Worth, DO	dworth@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Colette Kirchhoff, MD	colettekirchhoff@yahoo.com
Seattle Site Lead	Karen McDonough, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Laura Spence, MD Dan Yang, MD	lhspence@uw.edu rook@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Daniel Radosevich, MD	DGRadose@uwyo.edu
Immersion Administrator	Julie Calcavecchia, MEd	jsmillan@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Clinical Skills Directors	Karen McDonough, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu
Alaska Site Leads	Kathy Young, MD	kecase2@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Dustin Worth, DO	dworth@uidaho.edu
Montana Site Lead	Collette Kirchhoff, MD	colettekirchhoff@yahoo.com
Seattle Site Lead	Karen McDonough, MD	kmcdonou@uw.edu
Spokane Site Leads	Christy Ryan, MD Anne Lee, MD	cgilmore@uw.edu calee835@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Daniel Radosevich, MD	dgradose@uw.edu
Clinical Skills Administrator	Julie Calcavecchia, MEd	jsmillan@uw.edu

Title	Name	Email
Alaska Site Lead	Kathy Young, MD	kecase2@alaska.edu
Idaho Site Lead	Rayme Geidl, MD	rgeidl@uw.edu
Montana Site Lead	Pam Heibert, MD	phiebert@bozemanhealth.org
Seattle Site Lead	Gaetan Habekoss, MD	gaetan@uw.edu
Spokane Site Lead	Darin Eckert, MD	eckert94@uw.edu
Wyoming Site Lead	Daniel Radosevich, MD	dgradose@uw.edu
PCP Administrator	TBD	pcprac@uw.edu

The College Program

Title	Name	Email
Assistant Dean for the Colleges	Molly B. Jackson, MD	blackley@uw.edu
College Administrator	Julie Calcavecchia, MEd	jsmillan@uw.edu
Denali (Alaska) College Head	Andrea Caballero, MD	acaballero@alaska.edu
Snake River (Idaho) College Head	Dustin Worth, DO	worthdk@uw.edu
Big Sky (Montana) College Head	Zach Meyers, MD	ZMeyers2@uw.edu
Mt. Saint Helens (Seattle) College Head	Bre Taylor, MD	btaylor6@uw.edu
Mt. Rainier (Seattle) College Head	Tomoko Sairenji, MD	sairenji@uw.edu
Mt. Baker (Seattle) College Head	Gaby Berger, MD	gberger@uw.edu
Mt. Adams (Seattle) College Head	Abby Hussein, MD	abirh@uw.edu
Selkirk (Spokane) College Head	Laura Spence, MD	lhspence@uw.edu
Palouse (Spokane) College Head	Daniel Yang, MD	rook@uw.edu
Wind River (Wyoming) College Head	Julie Carson, MD	jucar62@uw.edu

Student Affairs

Title	Name	Email
Associate Dean Student Affairs	Gabriel Sarah, MD	gesarah@uw.edu
Assistant Dean for Student Development	Maya Sardesai, MD, MEd	sardesai@uw.edu
Proactive Advisor	Kelly Rush	somproadv@uw.edu
Director of the Learning Environment	Melinda Frank	mmfrank@uw.edu
Learning Environment Concern	LINK HERE	LINK HERE
Academic Support & Tutoring –> ALL SITES	SITE LINK HERE	SITE LINK HERE
Career Advising	Shared email	medadv@uw.edu

Curriculum

Curriculum Leadership

Regional Site Administration

Block 1: Fundamentals of Medical Science & Research

Block 2: Infections and Immunity

Block 3: Cancer, Hormones, & Blood

Block 4: Muscles, Joints, Bones, & Skin

Block 5: Cardiovascular System

Block 6: Respiration & Regulation

Block 7: Head, Neck, & Gut

Block 8: Mind, Brain, & Behavior

Block 9: Reproduction and Development

Integration Weeks

Foundations Consolidation and Transition to Clerkships

Medicine, Health, & Society / Themes in Medicine

Threads

Anatomy & Embryology / Human, Form, & Function

Pathology-Histology

Pharmacology

Foundations of Clinical Medicine

Foundations of Clinical Medicine

Immersion

Clinical Skills

Primary Care Practicum

The College Program

Faculty & Staff Contacts

Student Affairs

Faculty, Staff, & Website Contacts